The impact of individual and organizational factors on problem perception: Theory and empirical evidence from the marketing-technical Dyad

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-38

  Berthon, Pierre R ^a   Pitt, Leyland F ^b   Morris, Michael H ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0003002227     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(97)00058-1     Document Type: Article

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